The Cecil Whig., 1887-04-30

lStS TODAY compact. intelligent, ener-
.ari,-.,WG rs operations year by yeaI
extend 10 tie counties more and more
In 1876, Whru YOUR local boss was can
didate. it i notorious that he assent bled
the registers of goters FOR Frederick
county II thi, town, and gave to each one
ct Ihnm ten transfers Of voters. to be en-
tered on their registration books. with
the assurance that it was all right; that
''Artour" had fixed it. Mind, | don
~.y tG@t "AIthur" had done so. He sale
50.
METHODS OF THE RING.
Iou Lnow That Frederick; Democrat
earned one Of these supposed transfers
70 Baltimore, and inquired at the State
Central Committee of The clerk there, &
we'll zLovn statesman. if it was his hand
writing, aud it was informed that it was
Not one al the registers, according tc
my Information. made himself an accom-
p.Ice IN thIs crime by entering the ticti
-Ioas ur.l.> uH his register, aud on the
day Of he election. when the repeater,
arrived ;ran baltimore. they were treed
in an o.8 stable md safely held there un
II. tha ,ltrli Il was over. The story OF
the election frauds Of 1919 III Howard
county las uGeu 50 we'll exposed by
Henry WOuttol tEaC it is only necessary
20 refer to 1t t. re fresh your mind as tC
tie reason wny Lugele Higgins, who
conduct ed that operation. was rewarded
~IIh conspicuous office. In 1881 the
lrau5is IN Anug AlGuGtl were so infamous
dat the Circuit court nt Anne Arundel
county set aside two elt ctious for county
commissioners. The election OF delegates
to the General Assembly was contested
ucioIo Inc House, and full proof was
taken aad printed; get SO carefully and
SAliIuiiy Was that proof of fraud con
eetigG, that not a single copy of the
printed Cncameut can be found-none in
sua Srate Library, nor among the public
aoaE;ucutS, where by law it is required
80 bs .,ep5. l. was known among politi.
siAiS that elaborate preparations were
being made during the summer of 1855
to GIIgT the elections all over the state
by fraud wherever necessary. Major
Ju-ay Fergusoa, Hampton's chief OF
stat, was Que of the supervisors of elec
t-on. and as long as he was there, no
fraudulent judges could be appointed
with his u0vledge, and it was difficult
TO appoint them while he was watching.
One of the police commissioners resigned
Major Ferguson was appointed police
commits oner. aud Dir. Thornton made
supervisor "t elections, ana all this was
Io"a without I. Slngle person except those
III lH@ c"ASi ItdGy h"VIhS lhtlihaIloii vi IL.
- S"'h "S u q" o'he c'eIoue hne"
"h-S u G'edEt' Governor LloYu may
ti.lh lhaL lie A4d 30 knowledge OF
iho!hion Chal@ctef OF associations, pul
af /. 1, ~,
lLeSG were mace Known 10 nm by the
most responsible citizens OF Baltimore
vino demanded thornton trial and re-
moVAl. Governor Lloyd neld him where
ne place" nun, ana ne ulu ms Work. Ac'
c3i@inE To the best information we can
ct, "uout nifty fraudulent votes we're
>tulitd INTO the box at each precinct IN
the CITY, and there being $50 precincts,
about 5000 fraudulent votes We're put in.
ct course, that carried the election,
and Mr.. Hodges was elected,
COyTrN0p lloyd fs RESPONSIBLE
-N1'" i'A> ';tli' .lHS th!S, Governor Lloyo
n.'" ar '''-'',o' ''"'c t'lSo VINO seiecDeu
t"s J|t-,' l't 'H9 i1HI eieCtlou. ne
-iau@ lAFy HAS fteSchteu 10 tne cour'
'iat 'hS ch"i'C'tF VI tue elecCloh JuuSes
was 50 lhi'tlhouH thd1 the SUPERVISOR
must oe tlthet Incompetent OF corrupt
either looIS or kha'es. since then tWt
OF their Judges have been convicted Of
1he h"I&er oi J"Ah Curran, ana are no"
III the PehlVe"tlafF. + I'VE OF them nave
y, tu Coii' ie'e" 'of paiioI-ooA sIuilhS
lhlr'y-ouu more are indicted aha await
!us tllal, ana sun Governor Lloyd does
not IChJVe The supervisors. lie can Sc
cure !alr elections Ill Baltimore city II ht
Wiz. ii%'atIl'n hdu ialF eiecIlohs Ihert
III 1901, a"H without hamllton electlol
JUDGES oU would never nave heard o
'he ne" J2dgeS' VINO would nave peer
pNti"hel.hs" oS IFaud at the oatlot-poA'
aAu loHN!hIy You would nave had no con
ElcUou> how ior ballot pox stuihng
Governor lloyd IS responsible Tor the
iF"uHuieht elections OF 1859 and 1881
ana ne viii os FeSiohS'ple l"r the iraudS
't Aa''' II to"i' can oe iouhu TO ilsk con
''a'i"h "$ PEI PSOi,''I'S THEM. lS mus
p@tt 'its "ui"eu o' IieS7 CRIMES lor liie
L11 III" E"iice that they were ABOUT t'
os PtiGslEaJ't' ilo h%u the power u
prevent I"eir' JJ was his uuty 10 90 SO
ne d-u h"t prevent lheih. Inc appoint
'hehja oI LilE@'AH anu h"ihas were no.
a,'ho rewards i"r GRIMES committed
"'y were premiums Ee'd out 10 other'
30 commit S!n..lI@f crimes ana thereby
ear" H'''''it' lG""'"N- ne l'e,hociaIi t,i II
tirE ndn iN'Pu"hcah diiles. inlS con